Rohingya Life

Edited by MSA, RVision Written By Ziaur Rahman Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:  The UN calls Myanmar’s Rohingya community one of the world’s most persecuted minorities in the world. “ Still no Legal or other means of action is taken against Myanmar. Demonstrations are going on all around the world and condemnation from every government is coming but persecution is still going on. Rohingya appealed to UN, Human rights and international community to take a very strong and positive action against Myanmar. ******************** Mohammed Rafiqur, a Rohingya Refugee boy, arrived in Malaysia last year, expecting freedom in Malaysia. But now he finds the situation is very difficult to survive as he is without a refugee document from UNHCR in Malaysia. While forty thousand refugees were registered by UNHCR, and approximately more 100,000 are unregistered yet. Now, they are living in difficult situation in Malaysia without refugee status. Over fifteen thousand of the...

Published to The Stateless & Burma Times  By Ziaur Rahma Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Rohingya people forced to flee Burma with a hope at great risk of danger.many others – is horrendous.and the dangers of escaping the conditions in Burma for a hope,they have choice. Most of the Rohingya peoples are transferring in the hand of human traffickers sealing same animal,killing,beating and raping also... So ultimately,Some are disappointed to live in hardship and have arrived in Malaysia and Thailand by engine boat facing risk of life. Before they leaved Burma and Bangladesh expected freedom in Thailand and Malaysia But now they find the situation is very difficult to survive without legal document from UNHCR in Thailand and Malaysia. They boarded a fishing boat hoping to register as refugees .Instead, they suffered seasickness and overcrowded conditions before they were taken to Thailand and Malaysia. Those who reached Malaysia and Thailand faced life in with filt...

It wasn’t just a day out from the refugee camp when Rohingya refugee Boy Scouts joined UNHCR staff in cleaning up one of the world’s longest beaches. By Craig Sanders/Ikteruddin Bayzid Boy Scouts from two refugee camps near Cox’s Bazar, Nayapara and Kutupalong, take part in the 25th annual International Coastal Cleanup at Labonee Beach.  © UNHCR/J.Sultan COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, September 28 (UNHCR) - Born and raised in Nayapara refugee camp, 17-year-old Ziaur Rahman doesn’t get many chances to sunbathe at nearby Cox’s Bazar, which claims to have the world’s longest beach. Still, he prizes the stretch of strand, and turned out recently with 30 fellow Boy Scouts from the camp and neighbouring Bangladeshi villages, as well as UNHCR staff, to pick up fast-food wrappers and keep the white sands of Labonee Beach in south-eastern Bangladesh pristine. “The beach in Cox’s Bazar receives thousands of visitors each day,” Ziaur said, taking a pause from stuffin...